Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 20

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Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 20 Page 6 of 12 EXHIBIT 1 Restaurants, bars, food courts, and other food establishments Restaurants, bars, food courts, and other food establishments, whether indoors or outdoors, in the County shall comply with the following requirements: A. General. i. Compliance with Physical Distancing and face covering Requirements stated in the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation Related to COVID-19 dated November 29, 2021, as may be amended. ii. Compliance with all regulatory guidelines. iii. Development, posting, and implementation of written protocols (“COVID-19 Mitigation Plan”) consistent with County, State, industry-specific associations or organizations, and CDC guidance to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. B. Operations. i. Face coverings. Employees and customers must follow the Statewide face covering mandate contained in the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation Related to COVID-19 dated November 29, 2021, as may be amended from time to time. ii. Customers must wear face coverings at all times except when actively eating or drinking. iii. Separate groups are prohibited from intermingling. iv. Restaurants, bars, food courts are urged to fully sanitize tables and chairs after each group (or individual customer) leaves the establishment. v. Valet services are allowed as long as valet attendants wear a face mask, sanitize their hands before entering the customer’s vehicle and sanitize the touched surfaces of the customer’s vehicle before and after the valet service is provided. C. Cleaning and Disinfecting. i. Cleaning and disinfecting must be conducted in compliance with CDC guidance. ii. When an active employee is identified as being COVID-19 positive by testing, cleaning, and disinfecting must be performed as soon after the confirmation of a positive test as practical consistent with CDC guidance. iii. CDC guidance can be found online at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html